cuartillo

cuartillo · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromquartus“one-fourth”
2. Old Spanish · derived fromquartillo“little fourth”
3. Spanish · borrowed fromcuartillo“<small>¹<big>⁄</big>₄₈</small> Castilian bushel, &c.”
4. English todaycuartillo

From Spanish cuartillo (“¹⁄₄₈ Castilian bushel, &c.”), from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”) in reference to its forming a fourth celemin, from quarto + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuartilla and quartilho.

cuartillo · noun²

1. Old Spanish · derived fromquartillo“little fourth”
2. Old Galician-Portuguese · derived fromquartillo
3. Galician · borrowed fromcuartillo“<small>¹<big>⁄</big>₁₂₀</small> Galician bushel”
4. English todaycuartillo

From Galician cuartillo (“¹⁄₁₂₀ Galician bushel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese quartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), &c.

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